as if from  a dream within  the native community. Thus it
is  conceived  in  terms  of  symbols   that  are   specially
suited  as  "triggering stimuli"  to  the Native  Americans.
We  would  require  our  own,  original  variation  on  the
universal    theme.   The   hypothesis   of   the   Sundance
Experiment  is  that  we   can  pool  our  dreams  and  our
applied knowledge to discover a contemporary invention
of revelation.

A Dream Wheel

    In a past issue of Womanspirit (called to my attention
by  Dick  McLeester—see p.  243),   there  is  an  article
by   Hallie   Mountain   Wing   describing   an   overnight
wilderness   event   attended    by   twelve   women.   The
purpose  of  the  venture  was  to share  dreams,  become
deeper friends and explore the meaning  to each of them
of being women.  To prepare for dreaming together,  the
twelve   women   arranged   their  sleeping   bags   into  a
"wheel"  surrounding   a  central  pole.  In  addition,  each
woman  had   two  strands   of   ribbon   attached   to   her
sleeping  bag  which  were  then  attached   to   the   pole,
making  a "dream net."  The  arrangement  is quite similar
to  the May Pole and  Sun Dance ceremonies;  except, in
this   case,   the   people   are   lying   down,   asleep   and
dreaming.  As   an   approximation   to   a   contemporary
experiment   in   revelation,   a   twelve—person  "dream
wheel" inspires continued exploration.
     I've  heard rumors that such  a dream party can  lead to
a mutually experienced,  common dream—a provocative
possibility.  The preliminary  group dream experiments I
have  conducted  yielded  either  a collection  of distinct
dreams  that  fitted  together  like  a  jigsaw  puzzle when
interpreted   or   that   provided   a    basis   for  a   shared
experience of  Oneness  when  the dreams  were enacted
in a psychodramatic medley.

May Day: Synchronicity and Photosynthesis

     While   writing   the   first  essay   on   the   Sundance
experiment,  I  indulged in some side play to express the

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